did it work? The top kill that is? - Democratic Underground

onethatcares

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Wed May-26-10 06:03 PM
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did it work? The top kill that is?

I haven't seen anything pro or con and am very very interested.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Wed May-26-10 06:04 PM
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1. too soon to tell

Could take days

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Liberal Veteran

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Wed May-26-10 06:06 PM
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2. Yep, everything above the mantle is now dead. Welcome to the afterlife.

j/k....I'm curious too.

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tekisui

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Wed May-26-10 06:15 PM
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3. The question is: Is it work-ing?

Edited on Wed May-26-10 06:15 PM by tekisui

It will take 24-48 to complete, if successful. How to tell if it is working? I don't know. I would assume a decrease in flow.

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Statistical

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Wed May-26-10 06:17 PM
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4. This is a marathon not a sprint.

Edited on Wed May-26-10 06:18 PM by Statistical

It is like checking in 2 minutes after starting gun went off and asking who won the Boston marathon. :)

Seriously though they are ramping up pressure very slowly. BP said it will be 24-48 hours before they know for sure.

Then again if it failed spectacularly we would know muhc sooner. :( So I guess no news is good news.

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1776Forever

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Wed May-26-10 06:19 PM
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5. CEO BP say 24 hrs before they will know if it worked.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8425418

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The Old Creak

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Wed May-26-10 06:20 PM
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6. Let's just

believe BP:+

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meow mix

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Wed May-26-10 06:21 PM
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7. tons of mud coming out.. dont know if thats good or bad

king tony just said everything is going as planned... seems more confident

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Canuckistanian

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Wed May-26-10 06:25 PM
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8. Patience, grasshopper

It may take a few days. Or a few more. Or a week. OK, a month, tops.

And if it doesn't work, August is the date for the relief well. Um, or September, worst case, I promise!

These things take time.

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Warpy

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Wed May-26-10 07:18 PM
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9. 24 hours until they know if it's working

and 72 hours to know if it worked.

They still need to get that relief well dug because this is a temporary fix. Without a pressure relief well, this one will blow again.

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